No injuries when plane attempts to land at Moses Lake Sand Dunes
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 1 week AGO
No one was injured when a small plane attempted to land at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes Wednesday night.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | September 10, 2026 11:30 AM
MOSES LAKE — No injuries were reported when a small plane attempted to land at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes early Wednesday evening.
Ty Svancara, 24, Moses Lake, was the only occupant of the Piper PA-18-150, and was not injured, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer for the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
"He was trying to land on an island," Foreman said. In the process one of the plane's tires hit a sand dune, which caused the plane to tip forward and bury its nose in the sand.
The plane did not catch fire. Sheriff's deputies and Grant County Fire District 5 personnel responded to the scene.
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